Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has restated his call for the
establishment of State Police in Nigeria.
The VP spoke on Saturday at an International Conference on
Patriotism, Security, Governance and National Development.
The event was organized by the Global Patriot Newspaper in
collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in New York and the Nigerian in
Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New Jersey chapter.
Osinbajo said the task of nation-building was exerting,
especially in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation.
The Vice President urged citizens to accept that there is a
need for greater decentralization of the Police Force.
“I have been a frequent advocate of state policing and I
believe this certainly must be the way we must go.”
He said the National Assembly is in a position to consider
some of the proposals with them for the purpose of devolving more powers on
security to states.
On farmers/herders clashes, Osinbajo assured that the
Federal and State governments are committed to the implementation of the
National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP) as developed by the National
Economic Council (NEC).
He described the initiative as a comprehensive strategy that
will address the conflict if interested persons establish cattle ranches.
Osinbajo noted that ranching is essentially a business, and
no community or state is compelled to give their land.
NLTP is not a land grab in any way. Already 22 States have
indicated interest and pilots, with the support of the Netherlands government,
are ongoing in 4 states of Adamawa, Nasarawa, Plateau and Gombe.”
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